The Little Book Of Restorative Justice by Howard Zehr with Ali Gohar
http://www.unicef.org/tdad/littlebookrjpakaf.pdf
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Restorative-Justice-Books-Peacebuilding/dp/1561483761

http://en.nvcwiki.com/index.php/Restorative_justice

Rethinking the Impact of Traditional Justice- Natalie DeFreitas at TEDxVancouver
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx4ExrPT8Wg

Restorative Practices to Resolve Conflict/Build Relationships: Katy Hutchison at TEDxWestVancouverED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcLuVeHlrSs

bumper music "Justice" by Lutan Fyah
https://soundcloud.com/lutanfyah
http://lutanfyah.wordpress.com/

http://choiceconversations.libsyn.com/judgment-and-responsibility-with-darrell-becker-and-wes-bertrand

The Importance of Self Esteem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMddcSVf28A
http://www.truthovercomfort.net/video-archive/2013/11/28/wes-bertrand-the-importance-of-self-esteem
http://therenegadevarietyhour.podomatic.com/entry/2013-11-21T14_21_04-08_00

Crime and Punishment in American History, review
http://academic.udayton.edu/legaled/crimlaw/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynching_of_Jesse_Washington

http://www.thedailybell.com/editorials/34783/Wendy-McElroy-The-Reason-Police-Brutality-Is-Rising/

http://www.okcfox.com/story/23638058/caught-on-cam-man-on-the-ground-beaten-and-attacked-by-k9-unit

A brief history of punishments
http://www.localhistories.org/pun.html

America’s Prisons: The Worst National Disgrace by Anthony Gregory
http://blog.independent.org/2013/10/08/americas-prisons-the-worst-national-disgrace/
http://blog.independent.org/2013/11/19/closing-gitmo-isnt-nearly-enough/

The Little Book Of Restorative Justice by Howard Zehr with Ali Gohar
http://www.unicef.org/tdad/littlebookrjpakaf.pdf
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Restorative-Justice-Books-Peacebuilding/dp/1561483761
http://www.amazon.com/Changing-Lenses-Focus-Justice-Christian/dp/0836135121/

The No State Project
http://marcstevens.net/radioarchive

Disarming with Empathy: Jo Berry at TEDxExeter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coljnvVH18o

Group counseling available...
http://happinesscounseling.com/group-sessions-2/

bumper music "Retribution" by Brand X Music (John Sponsler, Tom Gire, and Joshua Lynch)
http://brandxmusic.net/

Benefits of empathy for self, others, and systems
http://happinesscounseling.com/2013/10/the-benefits-of-empathy/

Ten Reasons Why Libertarianism Is the Way of the Future
http://strike-the-root.com/ten-reasons-why-libertarianism-is-way-of-future

John Stossel's recent program
http://reason.com/archives/2013/11/06/privatize-everything
http://www.foxbusiness.com/on-air/stossel/blog/2013/11/07/privatize-everything-sunday-10pm-et-fnc

Creating Freedom: Raoul Martinez at TEDxWhitechapel
http://youtu.be/cAYBgR8zlu0
http://www.creatingfreedom.info/about-the-project/the-creators/raoul-martinez/
Raoul Martinez's TEDx Talk
http://www.mangu.tv/node/2034
http://www.creatingfreedom.info/watch-the-films/episode-one/

The Whitest Kids U' Know - Pledge of Allegiance
http://youtu.be/Q2BfqDUPL1I

Why Not "Opt Out" of Government Control?
From bootlegging to working off the books, we've done it many times before, and it's getting ever-easier to exit the system. by J.D. Tuccille
http://reason.com/archives/2013/11/07/why-not-opt-out-of-government-control

Comprehensive paper on compatibilism by Peter Voss
http://www.optimal.org/peter/freewill.htm
further reading...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compatibilism
http://www.logicallearning.net/libfreewill.html

The Power of Love: Shawna Korgan at TEDxUniversityofNevada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jl51nmLY5k

The Goosebumps of Life: Grant Korgan at TEDxYouth@SanDiego
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7PFNti1ZYo

Have an interest in group counseling? More info here:
http://happinesscounseling.com/group-sessions-2/

bumper music "Freewill" by Vitamin String Quartet (tribute to Rush)
http://www.vitaminstringquartet.com/rush.html

Benefits of Empathy (page still in development)
http://j.mp/UUZ1RR
http://cultureofempathy.com/References/Benefits/index.htm

Wes Bertrand and Edwin Rutsch explore the benefits of empathy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhonwQfAuwU

Edwin's new empathy circles...
https://www.facebook.com/events/452547791521372/

Nonviolent Communication: A Language Of Life by Marshall Rosenberg
http://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-Marshall-Rosenberg/dp/1892005034/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_neuron

download The Art Of Self-Discovery by Nathaniel Branden on this page...
http://happinesscounseling.com/happiness-resources/

bumper music "Empathy" by Alanis Morissette
http://www.alanis.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_orwell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homage_to_Catalonia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trotskyism
http://archive.org/details/ost-english-1984-george-orwell-1937-dystopia
http://archive.org/details/George-Orwell-1984-Audio-book

http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/axiomatic_concepts.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terror_management_theory
http://sens.org
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/primacy_of_existence_vs_primacy_of_consciousness.html

The State is an Epidemic by Thomas L. Knapp
http://c4ss.org/content/10147

Exclusive - U.S. directs agents to cover up programme used to investigate Americans by John Shiffman and Kristina Cooke
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/05/uk-dea-sod-idUKBRE9740HP20130805
Be Afraid of NSA Spying: We’ve only seen the type of the iceberg when it comes to NSA abuse. by Gene Healy
http://reason.com/archives/2013/09/24/be-afraid-of-nsa-spying
Four Ways Obama Needs to Control His Spooks by Jeffrey Rosen
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/113685/obamas-second-term-recovery-guide-roll-back-surveillance-state
Take Action: What You Can Do to Nullify NSA Spying by Mike Maharrey
http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2013/10/01/what-you-can-do-to-nullify-nsa-spying/
NSA-proof encryption exists. Why doesn’t anyone use it? by Timothy B. Lee
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/14/nsa-proof-encryption-exists-why-doesnt-anyone-use-it/
Silicon Valley Luminaries Got Grilled On The NSA At Disrupt, Here’s How They Responded by Billy Gallagher
http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/14/silicon-valley-luminaries-got-grilled-on-the-nsa-at-disrupt-heres-how-they-responded/
Take back the Internet by Bruce Schneier
http://www.kurzweilai.net/take-back-the-internet/
http://continuations.com/post/60444129080/disagreeing-with-bruce-schneier-more-crypto-is-not-the/
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/13/10/05/1347200/chinas-web-surveillance-system-employs-more-than-2-million/

Our System’s Complexity Is Both Its Weakness and Its Strength by Robert Higgs
http://blog.independent.org/2013/08/13/our-systems-complexity-is-both-its-weakness-and-its-strength/

bumper music "Piano Concerto No. 1, Allegro con fuoco" by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky - performed by Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tchaikovsky-piano-concerto/id4706174
http://www.amazon.com/Tchaikovsky-Piano-Concerto-no-1/dp/B000001GAR

Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams bemoan paying half of record $3.6 million prize money to tax man by Jim Slater
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/tennis/rafael-nadal-serena-williams-bemoan-paying-half-of-record-36-million-prize-money-to-tax-man/story-fnibcgxs-1226716205073

Rafael Nadal Vs Novak Djokovic Final Extended Highlights US Open 2013 [HD]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHbCLuEXfpM

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
http://craphound.com/littlebrother/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp
http://rt.com/news/us-drone-strikes-yemen-protests-669/
http://www.gallup.com/poll/161474/support-drone-attacks-terrorists-abroad.aspx

http://www.travelchannel.com/tv-shows/anthony-bourdain/episodes/cambodia
http://www.amazon.com/Cambodia/dp/B00CYAV2MY
https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/cambodia/id419018384?i=423392694

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_Rouge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_farming#Soviet_Union
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_leap_forward#Consequences
http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/genocides-and-conflicts/cambodian-genocide
https://sites.google.com/site/thesecretbombingofcambodia/rise-of-the-khmer-rouge-and-pol-pot

Political Problems Have Only One Real Solution by Robert Higgs
http://blog.independent.org/2013/02/18/political-problems-have-only-one-real-solution/

bumper music Cambodian Music (Khmer Surin) by Nam Phoeung
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7xvqq_okzo

I was a guest again on http://cultureofempathy.com with host Edwin Rutsch
Wes: Human Centered Design Project: What are your needs for empathy? Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyDJQiMuruI

Human-centered design
http://dschool.stanford.edu/use-our-methods/
http://dschool.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/BootcampBootleg2010v2SLIM.pdf

George Packer: Can Silicon Valley Embrace Politics?
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/05/27/130527fa_fact_packer

Marshall B. Rosenberg - How do you talk to yourself about making mistakes
http://youtu.be/iibgCYQTXCs

Highly recommended free novel (and audiobook): Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
http://craphound.com/littlebrother/

Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism by Robert Pape
http://www.amazon.com/Dying-Win-Strategic-Terrorism-ebook/dp/B000FCK904/

Blowback, Second Edition: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire (American Empire Project) by Chalmers Johnson
http://www.amazon.com/Blowback-Second-Edition-Consequences-ebook/dp/B003JH8MAG/

Civil Liberties and Security in an Age of Terrorism, July 18, 2013 - Robert Higgs, Anthony Gregory, Mary L. G. Theroux
http://www.independent.org/events/transcript.asp?id=158
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/314255-1

Taking on the California DMV
http://completeliberty.com/videos/view/taking-on-the-california-dmv_35.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41ZY5LSDEZA

Virginia Satir Forgiving Parents Family Therapy clip3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxysb4PD6yI

http://deadeasylife.com/support/
http://libertopia.org/2013/

http://freestateproject.org/
http://miplc.org/
http://www.blueridgelibertyproject.com/
http://languageofcompassion.com/2013/06/new-culture-house-starting/

http://choiceconversations.libsyn.com/the-virgin-diet-and-n-1-experiments-with-wes-bertrand

bumper music "Empathy" by Fatso
http://www.fatsomusic.net/

I was a guest on http://cultureofempathy.com with host Edwin Rutsch along with friends Katie of http://miplc.org/ and http://www.michiganmainstream.com/thelocalfocus.html and Tom of http://wearesole.com/ and http://www.meetup.com/Libertarian-Entrepreneurs-in-Los-Angeles/

Panel 25: Libertarian: How might we transform domination cultures & systems into empathic cultures?
http://cultureofempathy.com/Projects/Conference/Panels/025-A.htm

Re-imagining Capitalism: Love and Compassion in Economics
http://www.p-ced.com/1/node/38
The Next Big Thing by Umair Haque
http://blogs.hbr.org/haque/2012/05/the_next_big_thing.html
http://hbr.org/product/the-new-capitalist-manifesto-building-a-disruptive/an/12794-HBK-ENG

Insight: Iraq security forces outmatched as 'open war' returns by Suadad al-Salhy
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/30/us-iraq-security-jailbreak-insight-idUSBRE96T0X020130730

Reserve or share the Kite™ Patch - a breakthrough mosquito-fighting technology designed to block mosquitoes' ability to track humans and spread disease.
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kite-patch

http://adamvstheman.com/preliminary-hearing-dc-vs-kokesh/

http://happinesscounseling.com/2010/08/bullshit-hit-piece-on-self-esteem-and-nathaniel-branden/
http://www.nathanielbranden.com/discussions/self-esteem/for-the-record/

bumper music "Compassion" by LOWB
http://www.lowb.co.uk/
http://www.amazon.com/Compassion/dp/B00CVCFRVC/

I was a guest on http://cultureofempathy.com with host Edwin Rutsch.
Edwin has been seeking to build a culture of empathy, one that encompasses all human systems, starting with oneself and one's family.
Wesley Bertrand and Edwin Rutsch: How to Build a Culture of Empathy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFkcZCB09h0
Our conversation with other notes: http://j.mp/1366vQS
http://cultureofempathy.com/Projects/Empathy-Tent/index.htm
http://cultureofempathy.com/Projects/Empathy-Movement/Restorative-Empathy-Circle/Index.htm
http://www.youtube.com/user/EdwinRutsch/videos

The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem
http://www.nathanielbranden.com/product-category/self-esteem/
Breaking Free by Nathaniel Branden
http://books.google.com/books/about/Breaking_free.html?id=2U8dAQAAMAAJ

Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes
http://www.alfiekohn.org/books/pbr.htm
Unconditional Parenting: Moving From Rewards And Punishments To Love And Reason by Alfie Kohn
http://www.unconditionalparenting.com/up/

Nonviolent Communication: A Language Of Life by Marshall Rosenberg
http://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-Marshall-Rosenberg/dp/1892005034/
http://en.nvcwiki.com/index.php/Restorative_justice

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntaryism
Fundamentals of Voluntaryism (nod to Carl Watner)
http://voluntaryist.com/fundamentals/

Sudbury Valley School that fosters intrinsic motivation
http://www.sudval.org/

http://www.guywinch.com/the-book/
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-squeaky-wheel

Human Centered Design
http://dschool.stanford.edu/

http://abc.go.com/watch/wife-swap/SH5539547/VDKA0_lgk9v6h5/avery-lamb--martin
http://schoolsucksproject.com/208-whole-parents-with-dayna-martin/
Dayna Martin: What is Radical Unschooling?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiHyzS26N0Y
Unschooling: What is Deschooling? (Dayna Martin)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9meP3a64MzY
Dayna Martin: Common Unschooling Questions Answered
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-NheCjqDMM

http://dirtywars.org/jeremy-scahill
http://reason.com/reasontv/2013/06/13/jeremy-scahill-dirty-wars
[154] Dirty Wars: Terror Begets Terror | Jeremy Scahill Breaks the Set
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_fq-20h5Sw
The Stream : Uncovering America's 'dirty wars'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCRMDBk13PI

NVC teleconference - http://a-path-with-heart.net/level1/
Dominic Barter's site - http://www.restorativecircles.org/

Google Personal Growth Series The New Science of Mindsight by Dan Siegel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr4Od7kqDT8

bumper music "Empathy" by Jaysways
http://jayswaysmusic.com/

http://wikileaks.org/Statement-from-Edward-Snowden-in.html

The black box: Inside America's massive new surveillance centre
http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2012/05/features/the-black-box?page=all

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/07/restore-fourth-campaign-organizes-protests-against-unconstitutional-surveillance

No Treason: The Constitution Of No Authority by Lysander Spooner
http://lysanderspooner.org/node/64
http://files.libertyfund.org/files/2194/Spooner_1485_Bk.pdf
http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=2194&Itemid=27

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantir_Technologies

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/06/07/startup-palantir-denies-its-prism-software-is-the-nsas-prism-surveillance-system/

Ron Paul Wants to Abolish the CIA; His Largest Donor Builds Toys for It: Why does 76 percent of the civil libertarian’s Super PAC money come from billionaire Peter Thiel, whose Palantir Technologies helps the government spy on citizens? by Mark Ames
http://www.thenation.com/article/166421/ron-paul-wants-abolish-cia-his-largest-donor-builds-toys-it/

http://reason.com/archives/2013/07/03/stossel-shrugged

http://reason.com/blog/2013/06/27/license-plate-cameras-are-part-of-the-do

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lives_of_Others
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_lives_of_others/
http://www.sonyclassics.com/thelivesofothers/swf/

http://www.collateralmurder.com/
WikiLeaks' Collateral Murder: U.S. Soldier Ethan McCord's Eyewitness Story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWOIv12lZi0
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL33F2898A888F6CB7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kelmEZe8whI

http://www.strike-the-root.com/melpomenes-magnum-opus
New World Rising: The quest for human freedom in the 21st century by Tom de Lorenzo
http://tzopress.blogspot.com

Just one big dysfunctional family by Claire Wolfe
http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/ClaireWolfe/2013/06/04/just-one-big-dysfunctional-family/

bumper music "Informer" by Snow and "WHISTLEBLOWER - feat. Edward Snowden [RAP NEWS 19]" by thejuicemedia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtILxBszyf8
http://thejuicemedia.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnMPQmIPibE

http://psychologybookclub.blogspot.com/
http://www.becomingwhoyouare.net/

Introduction To Objectivist Epistemology
https://estore.aynrand.org/p/256/introduction-to-objectivist-epistemology-softcover
The Virtue Of Selfishness
https://estore.aynrand.org/p/604/the-virtue-of-selfishness-a-new-concept-of-egoism-kindle-edition
Philosophy: Who Needs It
https://estore.aynrand.org/p/591/philosophy-who-needs-it-kindle-edition

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta-ethics

Heiko's channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/heikophilo
FDR thread started by Marc
http://board.freedomainradio.com/forums/t/37034.aspx

Non-Violent Communication With Kelly Bryson
http://www.sexwithjaiya.com/node/36

Succinct overview of nonviolent communication
http://happinesscounseling.com/NVC_Intro.pdf

The Renegade Variety Hour - http://therenegadevarietyhour.com/
podcast - http://therenegadevarietyhour.podomatic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Renegade-Variety-Hour/352849284823348

Bumper music "Come Along" by Vicci Martinez Feat. Cee Lo Green
http://www.viccimartinez.com/

Guests Mark from http://reasonup.net/ and Scott from http://redpillplanet.com/

Moderating the Dark Side of Emotional Morality with the Bright Side of Market Morality by Dwight R. Lee
http://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?a=902

Reason, self-interest, and free market trade are aligned, without sacrifice

Can Expectations Save Communism? by Bryan Caplan
http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2013/04/can_expectation.html

The Power of the State versus the Power of Love by Robert Higgs
http://blog.independent.org/2013/04/17/the-power-of-the-state-versus-the-power-of-love/

My guest appearance on the Freedom Lovin Podcast:
http://www.freedomlovin.com/fl-002-freedom-lovin-podcast-2-breaking-free-with-wes-bertrand-of-complete-liberty/

bumper music "Sacrifice" by Gregorian (from Elton John and Bernie Taupin)
http://www.gregorian.de/

Guests Mark of http://reasonup.net/ and Scott

Ethics has predominantly been an externally imposed, or extrinsic, motivator for humans--thus revealing its problems

Beyond Good and Evil: Marshall Rosenberg On Creating a Nonviolent World
http://www.openexchange.org/features/Keep/rosenberg.html

http://carta.anthropogeny.org/events/sessions/moral-sense

Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human by Richard Wrangham
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0465013627/

http://mindsightinstitute.com

http://www.nonviolentcommunication.com/freeresources/2013-05-enl.htm#feature1

Anger, Guilt and Shame: Reclaiming Power And Choice by Liv Larsson
http://www.amazon.com/Anger-Guilt-Shame-Reclaiming-Choice/dp/9197944289
http://www.friareliv.se/

http://freekeene.com/2013/04/18/rich-paul-found-guilty-juror-admits-we-didnt-want-to-break-the-law/
http://freekeene.com/2013/05/03/rich-paul-from-trial-to-appeal-and-beyond/

bumper music "Liberation" by Ziggi Recado
http://ziggirecadomusic.com/

to comment, please go to http://completeliberty.com/magazine/category/91697

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/19/nyregion/babys-latest-going-diaperless-at-home-or-even-in-the-park.html

Nonviolent communication, or nvc
http://happinesscounseling.com/NVC_Intro.pdf
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/feelings-inventory
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory
http://www.wikihow.com/Practice-Nonviolent-Communication
http://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-Marshall-Rosenberg/dp/1892005034/
The Basics of Non Violent Communication 1.1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-129JLTjkQ

It can be challenging to learn a language of life and not fall back on past parenting scripts

An ethics based on needs, empathy, and compassionate connection can foster a free society

3-week nvc teleconference - http://a-path-with-heart.net

It's key to distinguish actual feelings from moralistic judgments of self and others
http://www.logicallearning.net/ResponsibilityForFeelings.mp3 (10min clip by Rosenberg)

http://wordsthatwork.us/

Conflict happens on the level of strategies, not needs (which are universal)

http://happinesscounseling.com/happiness-resources/

bumper music "I Love Being A Parent" by Jeff Foxworthy
http://www.amazon.com/Love-Being-Parent-Album-Version/dp/B001B85R5S
and
"Parents Just Don't Understand" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hes-the-dj-im-the-rapper/id306676844

April 13-14 nvc conference in Oxnard, CA
http://chooseconnection.squarespace.com/2013-presentation-schedule/

Two Beers With Steve Podcast (with Brett and me)
http://twobeerswithsteve.libsyn.com/is-society-progressing

"The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live." - Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

http://www.richardcarrier.info/
http://www.amazon.com/Sense-Goodness-Without-God-Metaphysical/dp/1420802933

Richard Carrier on Morality (part 4 of 6)
http://youtu.be/zuBaU_lEggE
Richard Carrier on Morality (part 5 of 6)
http://youtu.be/N-BoLhhEKso
Richard Carrier on Morality (part 6 of 6)
http://youtu.be/xSscvyKLaRg

Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes
http://www.alfiekohn.org/books/pbr.htm

universal human needs
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory
universal human feelings
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/feelings-inventory

http://www.amazon.com/Loving-Life-Morality-Self-Interest-Support/dp/0971373701/

Ongoing 3-week nvc teleconference - http://a-path-with-heart.net

bumper music "(Emperor) Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No._5_(Beethoven)

to comment, please go to http://completeliberty.com/magazine/category/91697

Damon Horowitz: Philosophy in prison
http://www.ted.com/talks/damon_horowitz_philosophy_in_prison.html

Unfortunately, most of modern philosophy spends time in the realm of the nonobjective

http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/axioms.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/axiomatic_concepts.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/objectivity.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/errors_of_knowledge_vs_breaches_of_morality.html

My Years With Ayn Rand by Nathaniel Branden
http://www.amazon.com/Years-Ayn-Rand-Nathaniel-Branden/dp/0787945137

Kathryn Schulz: On being wrong
http://www.ted.com/talks/kathryn_schulz_on_being_wrong.html

In our own image and likeness
http://www.logicallearning.net/libertyourownima.html
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory

Damon Horowitz calls for a "moral operating system"
http://www.ted.com/talks/damon_horowitz.html

bumper music "The Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ride_of_the_Valkyries

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http://schoolsucksproject.com/197-the-sudbury-school-22-a-step-in-the-right-direction/

http://twobeerswithsteve.libsyn.com/complete-liberty-with-wes-bertrand

Troubled Family Life Changes Kids' Brains by Ian Chant
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=troubled-family-life-changes-kids-b

Whenever the "common good" is put above the individual good, human beings get sacrificed. Thus, by upholding what's best for individuals (i.e., respecting their freedoms), the "good" of society (i.e., of a group of individuals) is fostered

The Science of Libertarian Morality - A social psychology study explores the formation of the libertarian personality by Ronald Bailey
http://reason.com/archives/2011/01/20/the-science-of-libertarian-mor

http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/sacrifice.html

http://www.logicallearning.net/libfreedomethica.html

http://www.ted.com/talks/sam_harris_science_can_show_what_s_right.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_wright_on_optimism.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/philip_zimbardo_on_the_psychology_of_evil.html

bumper music "My Sacrifice" by Creed
http://creed.com

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Upcoming nvc conference in SoCal in April
http://chooseconnection.squarespace.com/nvc-conference/

Bali drugs: Death sentence for Briton Lindsay Sandiford
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21137649
http://www.news.com.au/world/british-woman-gets-bali-death-sentence-over-cocaine-smuggling/story-fndir2ev-1226559509016

Freedom--An Ethical Issue
http://www.logicallearning.net/libfreedomethica.html

http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/morality.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/self-interest.html

Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology by Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff, Harry Binswanger
http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=objectivism_nonfiction_introduction_to_objectivist_epistemology

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morality

I invite you to participate in an eight-week counseling group (each weekly session will be 1.5hrs)--please email me at wes@happinesscounseling.com, and we'll fine-tune the program.
http://happinesscounseling.com/group-sessions-2/

bumper music "The Great Divide" by VNV Nation
http://www.vnvnation.com/

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I interview Stephanie Bachmann Mattei, Ph.D.
http://theSanctuary4Parents.org
http://nvctraining.com/index.php?Itemid=1342

The Parenting Matters TeleConference
Thursday, January 24 - Monday, January 28, 2013
Presented by the NVC Academy and Stephanie Bachmann Mattei
http://nvctraining.com/media/_special_programs/parenting-conference/

Are you playing the role of "good parent"?
http://philosophicalparenting.blogspot.com/p/home.html

It's vital to look at the needs underlying human behavior
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory

http://www.brainsciencepodcast.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide

FDR2268 Parenting for a Peaceful World - A Conversation with Robin Grille
http://media.freedomainradio.com/feed/FDR_2268_robin_grille_28_Nov_2012.mp3

Please feel free to join Brett's redesigned site!
http://schoolsucksproject.com

http://healthymindfitbody.com/2012/12/19/99-interview-with-eat-by-choice-not-by-habit-author-sylvia-haskvitz/

http://www.nathanielbranden.com/shop/taking-responsibility/

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/16-things-you-should-have-never-stopped-doing/
http://healthymindfitbody.com/2010/03/13/25-getting-primal-with-guest-mark-sisson/

http://www.thesanctuary4parents.org/Parent-Peer-Leadership-Program.html
http://www.thesanctuary4parents.org/SBM-jackal-voices.pdf

my recent guest appearance...
Episode 11: The End of the World
http://firstdegreeliberty.podomatic.com/entry/2013-01-04T19_35_05-08_00

bumper music "Fur Elise" by Ludvig van Beethoven
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Für_Elise

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